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WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine because of ties to big tobacco
OTTAWA - The World Health Organization says it is expecting to reject the COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Canada's Medicago because of the company's ties to big tobacco. The Medicago Covifenz vaccine ...
Mar 17, 2022
Lucky Loser: Canada gets wild-card berth for 16-team Davis Cup Finals
LONDON - Canada has been chosen as a replacement wild-card entry for the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals in September. The International Tennis Federation announced Thursday that Canada would rece...
Mar 17, 2022
PACSD Board approves request for two scholarships at St. Mary
Two scholarships will once again be provided to Ecole St. Mary High School.During its regular board meeting this week, the Board of Trustees at the Prince Albert Catholic School Division (PACSD) appro...
Mar 17, 2022
Japan princess says lives lost in Ukraine breaks her heart
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito's only daughter, Princess Aiko, said she is heartbroken by the loss of many lives in Ukraine during her first solo news conference Thursday as an adult royal mem...
Mar 17, 2022
Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...
Mar 17, 2022
Under headline jobs figures, report finds pockets of weakness in rebound for women
OTTAWA - A new report says women's historically high numbers in the country's labour force remain below where they might have been if COVID-19 had never occurred. The report from the Labour Market Inf...
Mar 17, 2022
More Line 5 disputes, GG requested briefing on Indian Act : In The News for March 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 17 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 17, 2022
Michigan wants 'to have its cake and eat it too' on Line 5: chambers of commerce
WASHINGTON - Business leaders from the United States and Canada are again wading into the fray over Line 5, accusing the state of Michigan of dragging its heels to ensure the controversial cross-borde...
Mar 17, 2022
Canada's first Indigenous Governor General requested briefing on the Indian Act
OTTAWA - Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow First Nations to move awa...
Mar 17, 2022
Toronto volunteers collect, send tactical supplies to Ukraine amid war with Russia
TORONTO - Julia Zaritsky has spent most of her days over the last two weeks figuring out how to buy and ship tactical supplies to Ukrainians fighting the Russian invasion of their country. It's a comp...
Mar 17, 2022
